Archdevilius wrote:
The prospect that you might belong to a social circle or hierarchy is a more desirous prospect over being a lone wolf for those who seek social cohesion or approval.
I'm not saying all seek social cohesion, some do go for the lone wolves but those ones are rare. You're lucky to have made a friend or someone who helps you to blend into the world. Most of us don't have real life friends or can't make them thus making it hard to fit in at work, school or anywhere we go for that matter. Even if we do make them, we can't maintain them and being part of a social circle scares most because of betrayal, gossip, bullying, teasing or some other hurtful past time that lingers which makes it even harder to let their guard down.
Most Autistic males lack social skills, social value and in some cases a steady income, working on any three of those is a positive step in the right direction but it depends on the person.
I went for a lone wolf, being a lone wolf myself I found it very appealing.